CREATION JUSTICE BLOG
Pittsboro Presbyterian Church
WELCOME to the Creation Justice blog, managed by the Creation Justice Team of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church. We are a small group with a BIG concern about the fate of all God’s creatures, great and small, in this new era of human domination of our common home, planet Earth.
Healing Spiritual Blindness & Restoring Abundant Life
“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.” The prescribed Gospel reading for April 30, 2023 is the familiar ‘Good Shepherd’ text from John 10:1-10. But to grasp its full meaning, one...
The Giving Tree
Today, the last Friday of April, is recognized across America as Arbor Day. It’s a tradition that began way back in 1872 in the plains of Nebraska to honor the place that trees play in making the world a habitable home for all creatures great and small. It is entirely...
The Ticking Time Bomb in the HOPE of Spring
“Somewhere my love there will be songs to sing Although the snow covers the hope of Spring Somewhere a hill blossoms in green and gold And there are dreams, all that your heart can hold.” ~ Lara’s Theme from the movie, Dr. Zhivago Yesterday at 5:24 p.m. ET spring...
Where’s the BEEF?
During the ‘hamburger wars’ of the mid 1980’s, Wendy’s panned its competitors’ puny burgers with what would become an iconic slogan, “Where’s the beef?” Dave Thomas claimed his ‘Old Fashioned Hamburgers’ had more beef than McDonald’s or Burger King. Now four decades...
‘Big Ag’: Feeding the Climate Crisis while Starving the Future
Today is Febuary 2, ‘Groundhog Day.’ But after 22 years on the job, our local groundhog prognosticator, ‘Sir Walter Wally,’ is nowhere to be seen. He has decided to pack it in and retire. Impeccable timing, I’d say. It’s a miserable day, cold and rainy. I wouldn’t...
In Pursuit of ‘Common Sense’
For retired folks such as me, most days feel like Saturday. This is both a blessing and a curse. On the latter end it means that the morning ritual often begins with the quest to find out what day it actually is. As I peered at my Nature Conservancy wall calendar this...
COP 15 Scores a Goal for Biodiversity
For nearly a month people across the world had been hitting life’s pause button and turning their gaze to elite athletes kicking and head-butting inflatable round balls into netted goals in Lusail, Qatar. Then this past Sunday in epic fashion, the 2022 FIFA World Cup...
Something New Under the Sun
“Simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century.” ~ Jennifer Granholm – U.S. Energy Secretary It may not be as visually exciting as watching the first man walk on the moon, but in the grand scheme of things, mimicking on earth what...
Climate Misinformation/Disinformation: The ‘Fox’ in the Eco Hen House
“Our world cannot afford any more greenwashing, fake movers or late movers… we must close the emissions gap before climate catastrophe closes in on us all.” ~ UN Secretary General António Guterres [This is a recent statement that was made as green house gas emissions...
A Rachel Carson Moment
“Today we need a Rachel Carson moment, one that will wake up the masses to understand that climate change is THE primary challenge of our time. Leaders from both parties need to work in tandem to offer American citizens an emergency climate change adjustment plan....
WELCOME to our Creation Justice blog managed by the Creation Justice Team of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church. We’re a small group with a BIG concern about the fate of all God’s creatures, great and small, in this new era of human domination of our common home, planet Earth.
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Inaugural Sermons Then and Now
“Preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” ~ Karl Barth The renown 20th century theologian, Karl Barth, is remembered for imparting a sound piece of advice to those tasked with delivering sermons; “Preach with the Bible in one hand and the...
Calling for a ‘Be-Attitude Adjustment’
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” ~ Matthew 5:7 Most Americans are likely unaware that our 47th President has a special National Faith Advisory Board that coaches him on spiritual/religious matters. Had he been in charge of planning the...
Called to Discipleship – Called to Action
Today we all are called to be disciples of the Lord, to help to set the captives free, make plowshare out of sword, to feed the hungry, quench their thirst, make love and peace our fast, to serve the poor and homeless first, our ease and comfort last.” ~ Today We All...
The inequity of inequality: Life on a tilted playing field
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,…” ~ Preamble to the United States Declaration of Independence A new year is upon us. Now as we turn the page to write the next chapter into the annals of American history, we do so at a moment...
